ML19224C912
| ML19224C912 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Summer  |
| Issue date: | 05/18/1979 |
| From: | James O'Reilly NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Mary Johnson SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7907100204 | |
| Download: ML19224C912 (2) | |
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'50-395 South Carolina Electric and Gas Conpany Attn:
Mr. M. C. Johnson, Vice President and Group Executive - Special Services and Purchasing P. O. Box 764 Cclumbia, South Carolina 29218 Gentlemen:
Th's enclosed IE Circular 79-08, is forwarded to you for infor=ation.
If there are any questions related to the contents or intent of the Circular or its attach =ents, please contact this office.
Sincerely, NY
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Enclosures:
IE Circular No. 79-N w/attachnents
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MAY I c 1979 South Carolina Electric and Gas Company cc w/ encl:
T. B. Conners, Jr.
Conners, Moore and Corber 1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
20006 A. A. Smith Quality Assurance Post Office Box 8 29065 Jenkinsville, Soutb Ca-olina O. S. Bradbam, Manager Nuclear Operations Post Office Box 8 29065 Jenkinsville, South Caroh na
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT WASHINGTON, D.C.
20555 May 18, 1979 IE Circular No. 79-08 AITEMPTEP E UORTION - LOW ENRICHED URANIUM
Background
in January 1979, a temporary contractor employee who was working at the General Electric plant in Wilmington, North Carolina, allegedly entered the plant and removed a drum containing two 5 gallon cans of low enriched uranium from the facility with the intention of extorting mot.ey for the return of the material. The Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted an intensive investigation leading to the arrest of the employee on February 1, 1979. All material vas recovered and returned to the plant.
Discussion Based on preliminary information provided the NRC, the th-ft was allegedly carried out in the following manner:
On Friday, January 26, 1979, the subject worked the day shift.
At 10:50 p.m. the same day he drove back to the plant and entered with the night shift. He showed his Florida driver's liceure at the entrance gate instead of his yellow contractor badge.acause it had a blue background similar to that on the picture badge which he tt ught was required to gain access to the area of the plant that ht./ac ted to penetrate. He had allegedly gained access using his drivet.'s liceese on previous occasions.
Once iuside the plant, the subject would have been guided by r,ates and fences into a parking area had it not been for the fact that one gate had been removed to allow installation of truck scales.
He proceeded down the unprotected road to an area adjacent to the building he wanted to enter.
After the subject entered the building through a personnel door, he proceeded to his normal working station which was the Chem Tech Lab and entered, using his own key.
In the lab L picked up his protective.
clothing, a two wheel cart used to move 55 gallon drums and a container used to ship chemicals. The container could hold two 5 gallon rans.
He then proceeded to a door leadi m "m a arairvell into the radiation v
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